5/16/06 Photo by Randall Mortzfield BCHS

9/8/2016 Mike Orazzi | Staff State Senate Candidate Mike Nicastro talks with higher education officials, business owners and local leaders about how Bristol can qualify for grants under the innovation places program Tunxis at Bristol Thursday morning.

11/1/2016 Mike Orazzi | Staff Democratic Registrar of Voters Kevin McCauley tallies votes as Janet Mulcahy and Claudia George and Ryan Broderick look on during the mock election held at Bristol Central High School Tuesday.

APTOPIX Italy Quake

A sign reading in Italian "Welcome to the Fairies village" lies amidst rubble in the village of Pretare, near Arquata del Tronto, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Earthquake aftershocks gave central Italy no respite on Tuesday, haunting a region where thousands of people were left homeless and frightened by a massive weekend tremor that razed centuries-old towns. (AP Photo/Sandro Perozzi)

UConn First Night Basketball

Connecticut's Gabby Williams, left, Katie Lou Samuelson, center, and Saniya Chong, right, sit together during the UConn men's and women's NCAA basketball teams' First Night event, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Campaign 2016 Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at an early voting brunch at Fado Irish Pub in Miami, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

11/1/2016 Mike Orazzi | Staff Bristol Eastern's Leah Policarpio (12) and Bristol Central's Brianna Hamel (2) at Muzzy Field Tuesday evening.

NCAA Duquesne UConn Basketball

Duquesne’s Deva'Nyar Workman, left, pressures Connecticut’s Saniya Chong, right, during the second half of a second round women's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Storrs, Conn. UConn won 97-51. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Campaign 2016 Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets people outside an early voting center in Lauderhill, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mideast Iraq Mosul

Iraqi special forces forces raise an Iraqi flag after retaking Bartella, outside Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by a U.S.-led coalition launched a multi-pronged assault this week to retake Mosul and surrounding areas from Islamic State militants. The operation is the largest undertaken by the Iraqi military since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Iraqi officials said they had advanced as far as the town of Bartella, 15 kilometers (nine miles) from Mosul's outskirts, by Thursday. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

University of Missouri President

This Oct. 21, 2014 photo provided by the University of Connecticut shows provost Mun Y. Choi in Storrs, Conn. Choi is about to be named the next president of the University of Missouri. A person familiar with the search told The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, that the university system's governing board is expected to finalize the appointment of Choi on Wednesday. The person insisted on anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly ahead of an announcement scheduled for Wednesday in Jefferson City. (Peter Morenus/University of Connecticut via AP)

11/1/2016 Mike Orazzi | Staff The mock election held at Bristol Central High School Tuesday.